Exploring climate scenarios | FTSE Russell Index Ideas

In this episode of FTSE Russell Index Ideas, Stephanie Maier, global head of sustainable at FTSE Russell and Thomas Bremner Bligaard, Managing Director and co-founder of Planetrics, talk about climate scenarios following the fracturing of the global consensus on 2050 net-zero targets. They discuss how best to price climate risk and integrate transition and physical risk into a combined portfolio view. Our FTSE Russell Index Ideas podcast series brings you insights into how our indices and benchmarks are built and why. We explore index ideas that can help you address real-world investment challenges. 01:46 What is climate risk analytics? Meet Planetrics 02:28 FTSE Russell & Planetrics climate index partnership 03:07 Why global climate policy is becoming more fragmented 05:22 Climate scenario analysis in an uncertain world 08:45 Pricing climate risk in investment portfolios 10:05 Physical vs Transition Risk: A complete climate risk view 11:54 Climate scenario-based indices: The future of sustainable investing Watch the full series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLs_YjOh3pCYiJlgj7gxsEqG5l84Cyo1Sz To listen on your preferred podcast platform go to https://pod.link/1824483218 Subscribe now for more videos like this one @LSEGplc If you have any questions about this episode, financial markets or the economy, please leave us a comment or email [email protected]. Follow FTSE Russell: https://x.com/ftserussell https://www.linkedin.com/company/ftse/ LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is a diversified international markets infrastructure business —earning our clients’ trust for over 300 years. That legacy of customer-focused excellence ensures that you can rely on our expertise in capital formation, intellectual property and risk and balance sheet management. As global leaders in financial indexing, benchmarking and analytic services, we offer unrivalled access to international capital markets. Our high-performance technology solutions enable companies worldwide to access funds for growth and development. And with our Data & Analytics, Capital Markets and Post Trade divisions, we provide a comprehensive, integrated suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services that help our customers pursue—and achieve—their ambitions. That’s how we make a difference— ensuring people can meet their potential—worldwide. Follow us on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/london-stock-exchange-group) and Twitter (@LSEGplc).